On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:11:13 +1200 Steve Holdoway <steve.holdoway@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:42:19 +1000 > <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Is there a way to make the postgres logs readable by other users or > > a group apart from postgres:postgres? > > I am on postgres 8.1 > > > > I cannot see any feature to allow setting perms or ownership > > > > Add that user to the postgres group? > Actually that may or may not work. If the log directory is under $PGDATA then it won't because $PGDATA must be 0700. If the log directory is elsewhere or he is using syslog he can get around it. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate